Billing and Collections

Ask the Experts: Net Days in A/R

Are unbilled charges and DNFB charges included in the total outstanding A/R amount used to calculate net days in A/R?

HFMA January 17, 2017

Ask the Experts: Payment Plans

What is the industry best practice for hospital payment plans, including terms, length, minimum payment, and interest bearing options?

HFMA November 18, 2016

Combining Hospital and Physician Billing

In three very different health systems, administrators achieved success in bringing together hospital and physician billing. For example, CentraCare saved $1.5 million since it completed the integration in 2015.

Erin Murphy November 18, 2016

The Patient-Centric Revenue Cycle Roadmap

This tool is a graphic depiction of the contemporary revenue cycle road map, providing a description of and context for the typical revenue cycle work flows with a focus on the consumer, the patient, and the customer.

HFMA November 14, 2016

Ask the Experts: Price Estimates

What points should a hospital or medical group consider when generating a pre-service estimate of patient responsibility for patients with traditional Medicare coverage?

HFMA October 11, 2016

Ask the Experts: Calculating A/R

When calculating days in accounts receivable (A/R), do you remove credit balance accounts from the A/R aged trial balance (ATB), or do you use the net A/R including credit balances?

HFMA August 9, 2016

Ask the Experts: Behavioral Health Revenue Cycle

Please explain the significant differences and challenges inherent in behavioral health revenue cycle.

HFMA August 9, 2016

How Emory Clinic Uses Game-Based Principles to Boost Productivity

Leaders at Emory Clinic use gamification techniques to improve revenue cycle staff performance. In three months, A/R staff increased their productivity by 7.9 percent, trimmed six days from net days in A/R, and increased net payments by 6.2 percent.

Laura Ramos Hegwer July 11, 2016

Ask the Experts: Robotics

How are healthcare organizations implementing charge master items for the da Vinci robot, including the disposable products?

HFMA July 11, 2016

Ask the Experts: Benchmarks for Credit Balances

What benchmark statistics are available to set key performance indicator goals for credit balances and undistributed payments for hospitals and physician practices?

HFMA July 11, 2016
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